Take a 2 liter soda bottle and cut off the bottom of the bottle (right where it starts to curve inward).

Turn the bottle upside down and screw it into the Hatchery base.

Attach one end of the airline tubing to the bottom of the base and the other end to an air pump. To prevent pump damage during a power failure use a check valve (found at your local pet/fish store) or place pump above water surface level.

Hatching eggs

Fill the bottle with 1 liter (about 1/2 full) of dechlorinated water.

Plug in air pump to start aeration.

Add one packet of Hatch Mix™ (if you are mixing your own eggs and salt; use a teaspoon of eggs and 1 tablespoon of aquarium rock salt or synthetic sea salt).

Place a light source about 8 inches away from the bottom of the bottle.

Temperature should be about 80-82 degrees F; pH should be maintained above 8.0.

Eggs should hatch in 24-36 hours

Harvesting the baby brine shrimp

Unplug air pump (keep pump above water surface)

Wait approximately 5-10 minutes for babies to swim towards the light at the bottom of the bottle and for the shells to float to the top.

Remove airline tubing from pump (keeping above water surface).

Slowly lower tubing over a brine shrimp net to strain babies from water.

Rinse babies under cool tap water to remove salt.

Feed to your fish.

Clean up

Dump hatching water from bottle

Remove bottle from Hatchery

Clean bottle and Hatchery with hot tap water and rinse well (you can also use a commercial aquarium cleaner)

There are a variety of quality prepared foods currently available that satisfy the nutritional needs of both fish and invertebrates. However, supplementing the diet with live food can provide additional nutritional benefits.

With the wide variety of commercial foods
available, it is sometimes difficult to determine
which type of food to feed your fish. When
choosing a food, the first thing you need to know
is what type of diet is natural to your fish.

Fish need protein, lipids, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. Unfortunately few foods contain all or enough of these essential nutrients. Therefore, the best way to ensure all their nutritional prerequisites are met is to give them a varied diet.

Good nutrition is a must for healthy aquarium inhabitants and a healthy ecosystem. Every year, thousands of fish become diseased or die because of malnutrition. Poor nutrition affects the fish's immune system, making them more susceptible to disease.

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I keep the eggs in my kitchen cabinet (cool dry place). Eggs will last depending on how much you use or feed to your fish. I mix the water just like i would for my tank, 1 gallon of water, 1/2 cup of salt, shake very well, propper amount of buffer, drop in air stone let cycle for about an hour and water parimeters should be perfect, then add to kit. I use pro buffer dkh they seem to hatch quicker and more eggs hatch also, also use treated water with prime.

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Thank you for your question about the Shrimpery Kits. The brine shrimp eggs normally last quite a long time and currently the packaging we have available for shipping says to use by February 2015. The hatch mix does not need any special handling and we would only recommend that you keep this at room temperature.

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Thank you for your question. The Hatchery Kit comes with three packs of hatch mix. At this time, it is not recommended splitting the package in half, as the mix contains a proportionate amount to salt to eggs. If the package should be split in half, shake the mix up, and use half the recommended amount of water. It is recommended to store any unused portion in a cool, dark, dry place.

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I have 2 tanks - 1 community (7 fish, will probably double this week) and 1 Betta w/ a single fish.

I plan on feeding live brine shrimp as a treat. The standard feed is Omega One flakes for the community tank and Atison's pellets for Yankee the Betta. I occasionally feed frozen brine shrimp and frozen bloodworns.

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It depends on the size of the fish, but one pack should feed them for 3-4 days. The brine shrimp are best when they first hatch because they have their yolk sac. After a couple of days it will be gone and brine shrimp will just be filler.

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Thank you for your question. Depending on the amount and size of the fish , it can vary from a single feeding to 10 feedings. If the 7 fish are approximately 1-3 inches in size, they can devour the baby shrimp in 1-2 feedings.

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Let's assume/hope that I am able to breed 10 different species of gouramis at the same time in 10 different breeding tanks. How many SFB hatcheries do I need to support this many fry? What would be the best strategy for making sure they all get enough to eat?

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I start with 1 for 1 batch of angel fry then switch to 2 and starting every 2 days or every other depending on the size of the fry. So assuming you will have ten tanks of fry I would probably get at least 10 for after they have grown a little.

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